An estate originally granted to one of the most trusted servants of King James VI has gone up for sale.
Kincairney Estate, near Dunkeld, is on the market for the first time in nearly 100 years and is expected to fetch at least £2.5 million.
The land was bestowed upon Alexander Young, an usher of the privy chamber in the court of James VI, in June 1592. The gift was in recognition of 25 years of service to the monarch.
He was handed ownership of the “quarter lands of Kincairney, lying within the lordship of Dunkeld and sheriffdom of Perth”.
The usher of the privy chamber was an elite servant who had access to the king in his private quarters.
By the early 18th century Kincairney Estate was in the ownership of the minister of Logierait and remained in the ownership of his family for several generations. It has been in the present family ownership since 1919.
The sale includes the Georgian manor house, as well as four estate cottages, a stable block and a walled garden set in 170 acres of land.
The house has four main reception rooms, nine bedrooms and four bathrooms, as well as a gun room and a wine cellar.
A spokeswoman for Savills, the firm handling the sale, said: “The house sits in the north-west area of its beautiful parkland, interspersed with majestic trees which include mature oaks, beeches and ashes, as well as an avenue of limes along the front drive.
“The location is truly magical.
“The house sits amongst the splendid scenery of Perthshire, one of Scotland’s most beautiful and varied counties, yet is only just over an hour’s drive north of Edinburgh Airport or about half an hour from the private airfield at Scone, near Perth.
“Everything one could wish for is literally on the doorstep salmon fishing on the River Tay, stalking, skiing and mountaineering, cycling trails and woodland walks, abundant wildlife and bird life, theatre and culture.”